Accident · 2022-05-25

NTSB case DCA22LA125 · AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-232 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date
2022-05-25
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-232 (N483UA)
Operating rule
Part 121
Operator
UNITED AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
United Airlines

Probable cause

The flight’s encounter with clear air moderate turbulence.

Source: NTSB case DCA22LA125

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
PilotAirline transport pilot / Flight engineerAirplane54Class 1 (2022-02-25)18,600 total · 3,800 in this make/model · 2,500 as PIC · 163 last 90 days
Co-pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / PrivateAirplane44Class 1 (2022-06-09)6,000 total · 639 in this make/model · 2,300 as PIC · 180 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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